Daily Archives: September 12, 2005

Unique Wonders to be Cloned

DUBAI (Reuters) – The Gulf emirate of Dubai will build a city of life-size replicas of seven wonders of the world at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion (1 billion pounds) to house offices, shops and flats, a developer said … Continue reading

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Rescuing Rover: Obviously a Dog Person

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Baying forlornly, hissing at strangers and increasingly dehydrated and hungry, tens of thousands of pets have probably been left behind in the devastated city of New Orleans, animal care agencies say. Animal rescue workers from across … Continue reading

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Rescuing Rover

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Baying forlornly, hissing at strangers and increasingly dehydrated and hungry, tens of thousands of pets have probably been left behind in the devastated city of New Orleans, animal care agencies say. Animal rescue workers from across … Continue reading

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Japs Discover – Space Potato? Space Turd? Space Dildo?

The Japanese space probe Hayabusa has approached within 12 miles (20 kilometers) of its target, asteroid Itokawa (1998 SF36). Scientists at Japan’s Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) have been monitoring the day-by-day closing in on the asteroid by … Continue reading

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Parasite Induces Host Suicide After Eating Innards

A grasshopper was tricked into jumping into water by a hairworm that had infected it and had eaten most of its insides. In the water, the worm left the insect to start the next portion of its life. The grasshopper … Continue reading

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